PM Basics

APRIL 24, 2018

Software Development Life Cycle is on every job description for a Project Manager. Everyone wants you to know how to develop software applications. But there is a real problem here: With so many different frameworks and project management approaches, life cycles are so confusing. Development.

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Planio

MAY 8, 2023

If you’re used to shipping features and new products, IT project management (ITPM) probably isn’t on your radar. In fact, the digital transformation market was estimated at a whopping $731.1 In fact, the digital transformation market was estimated at a whopping $731.1 The 5 phases of IT project management 1.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

If you work in project management, your job isn’t done until your users are happy — but that isn’t always the case. Data from the Harvard Business Review shows that a meager 35% of projects worldwide are deemed successful by the people who build and use them. That’s where a project implementation plan comes in.

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Teamweek

MAY 17, 2024

Project productivity measures how efficiently and effectively teams complete tasks and reach goals. It’s one of the best tools in a project manager’s toolkit to track and improve every project in their pipeline. What is project productivity? Why is productivity important in project management?

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. 61, September 2004.

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Planio

MAY 20, 2024

But making these changes without a proper project management approach inevitably wastes time, effort, and money. Project managers bring order to chaos, help align cross-team projects, wrangle budgets and schedules, and so much more. Less wasted budget through strict cost management 4.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Whether you’re a small team of freelancers or a large agency, your company needs a project management tool that fits your processes like a glove. Before choosing a specific tool though, you need to decide on the type of project management software you need. Project and resource planning software.

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Planio

APRIL 22, 2024

Project managers are born communicators. According to some estimates , PMs spend 90% of their time communicating with team members, sponsors, and stakeholders. An executive summary is your secret weapon when it comes to project communication. Why is it so important in project management?

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Teamweek

JULY 23, 2020

Managing a project is about identifying the tasks that need to be done. To deliver a project, you’ll need to get tasks done. A task management software simplifies this by helping you and your team identify, organize, and get tasks done. In this article you’ll learn: What is task management?

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 16, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Embarking on project estimations can often feel complex - where the path forward is unclear, and the potential for missteps is high. This is where the concept of T-shirt sizing shines as a simple estimation technique. What is T-shirt Sizing?

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Planio

OCTOBER 19, 2021

There’s no denying that ‘projects’ are the currency of the modern workplace. And whether you’re a designer, developer, team lead, or administrator, your job requires many of the same skills that separate the best project managers: organization, effective collaboration, and being goal-oriented. Agile project management.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Projects can’t move forward without evidence to support that resources expended will function properly and drive a return. How you prove a project has legs to stand on is what’s called Proof Of Concept (POC). If you can’t prove a project can work then there isn’t one to begin with. Proof of Concept vs. Prototype.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 25, 2022

Better project engagement can lead to better outcomes. In the project management world, we’re boldly aware of how crucial team synergy is to the project at large. . No project team has time for that. . So what’s a project leader to do? . 3 Project-based questions to ask your team . Information silos?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The following 70 Scrum Master theses describe the role of from a holistic product creation perspective. The theses cover the role of the Scrum Master from product discovery to product delivery in hands-on practical manner. It is not a mere management role. forecasts vs. velocity, does not help.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

Economics is a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Microeconomics is applicable to the development is software systems. Software engineering economics." IEEE Transactions of Software Engineering, 1 (1984): 4-21.

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Project Bliss

JULY 25, 2017

Perhaps you’re considering Project Management because it uses many skills you already have. Or maybe you’re already a Project Manager, and you’re wondering if a Scrum Master job might be a good move. Here I’ll explain the difference between a Project Manager and a Scrum Master.

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nTask

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As a part of Agile project management , terms like product backlog vs sprint backlog are very common to hear. However, as a project manager sometimes it becomes hard to wrap your head around so many complex terminologies and concepts. A sign of a good project manager INDEED.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA.

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nTask

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The Agile project management methodology is one of the most interesting and effective ways to manage your projects and get the most value out of them. They encompass everything from the software development process to construction management. But how does methodology work? How is it so effective?

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nTask

AUGUST 8, 2019

We have received an awful lot of requests about extreme programming in waterfall – and that how one could benefit from it as a project manager. Just in case you didn’t know what extreme programming is, it is a form of agile framework where PMs get the best out of available resources in a software development environment.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Cost concerns: Unlocking Paymo’s advanced features like Gantt charts and workload management means you must spend a lot. Toggl Plan Price: Starts at $9/month Toggl Plan is a project and resource management tool for professional service teams. These advanced features are only in the tool’s costliest paid tier at $23.9

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Planio

APRIL 24, 2023

Creative features, successful product ideas, wild marketing stunts, full rebrands, or massive IT projects — none of them work without the project managers that tirelessly make sure everyone’s on the same page and making progress towards a shared goal. Researching and validating project ideas 2.

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Teamweek

JULY 19, 2022

Agile project management originated in software development. Its iterative approach to delivering projects quickly became popular. Programmers could deliver a viable part of a project, get feedback from clients, and adapt as the client’s needs changed. The origins of Agile PM.

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nTask

AUGUST 8, 2019

We did an extensive analysis of various factors that influence waterfall project management. This helped us to simplify how nTask project management software can be used for solving such issues. Waterfall is a popular SDLC project management model. However, it is a complicated one at various points.

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Planio

AUGUST 9, 2021

The most productive people all follow a simple rule – if it’s not on their calendar, it won’t happen. But instead of a calendar, your ‘must-have’ tool is a project schedule. A project schedule is more than a calendar or timeline. Jump to a section: What is the purpose of a project schedule? Define your project goals.

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Wrike

MARCH 7, 2024

Asana and Monday.com are both popular work management tools. Nevertheless, before making a decision, you’ll want to know exactly how the products work, how they differ, and how they might fit with your organization. How do these software platforms organize, view, and customize tasks? Insights into the software’s ideal users.

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Planio

JUNE 20, 2022

Projects fail. According to a PwC study of over 10,640 projects, only a tiny, tiny portion of companies – 2.5% to be exact – complete 100% of their projects successfully. But what does project ‘failure’ really mean? Nearly every project you work on will face some level of ‘failure’. Lack of project visibility.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Whenever you’re collaborating with people outside your organization, it’s all too easy for miscommunication or presumptions to send a project off course. That’s why a scope of work (or, SOW) is such an important document for any project manager. Deliverables: What do you need at the end of the project?

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Resource Guru

JULY 19, 2023

Today we’ll cover: Our expert roll call Expect actionable insights from the following agency veterans: Shantal Gonzalez , experienced Director of Project Management for leading agencies like MRM. Not only do advertising agency workflows differ from workflows for other agency types—say recruitment or software development.

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Planio

DECEMBER 4, 2019

What makes a truly great project manager? There’s no single project management skill that’s more important than the others because, at its core, project management isn’t a single job. At best, you could say that project management is a combination of several not-so-easy jobs done concurrently.

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Resource Guru

MARCH 10, 2023

Productivity has always been a tricky subject. So chuck the productivity roadmap for CEOs out the window and let’s talk about a practical technique that can help enable productivity: we’re talking about the time blocking method , of course. Let’s say you manage a small content team. Sounds basic? That’s because it is.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Looking to create a project budget but have no idea where to begin? Cost estimation isn’t simple — but creating a project budget that works for you and your client is practically an art form. So in this post, you’ll learn how to create and manage a winning project budget plan like a pro. Material costs.

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Resource Guru

JUNE 21, 2023

A workflow outlines the typical sequence of steps or activities from project initiation to completion. Aside from tasks and steps, a workflow establishes the dependencies and resources (people or tools) required to achieve project objectives. You must also keep your client roster happy— across projects.

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PM Basics

DECEMBER 20, 2019

WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) is “A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. It organizes and defines the total scope of the project. These are the elements with 1–7 WBS codes.

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Teamweek

MAY 21, 2020

Trello and Asana are two popular project management tools. That’s why it’s unfair to compare Trello vs Asana head-to-head. Instead, both need to be evaluated based on: the size of your team, your project management workflow, and the tool’s onboarding time and ease of use. Project planning.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A time and materials contract is a legally binding agreement that establishes a project’s cost based on the time taken and the material prices used to complete it. construction contracts, product development contracts, and accounting contracts. The “actual time” = the number of hours spent working on the entire project.

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ProProfs Project Management

AUGUST 7, 2020

That being said, trends in the project management world change quite frequently. What Are the Major Advantages of a Perfect Agile Project Management Plan? Has Traditional Project Planning Lost Its Charm to Agile Project Planning? 7 Steps You Need to Follow for Perfect Agile Project Planning.

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